潰つぶす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
1. to smash; to crush; to flatten
For the time being, I squashed it between my hands.
2. to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop
We won't let them shut this school down.
3. to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart
4. to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food)
In the old days, people slaughtered chickens at home and ate them.
5. to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)
Let's just kill time here like this.
6. to waste (e.g. talents)
Kanji used
crush
Pitch accent
つ
ぶす
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Used in vocabulary (26 in total)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to waste time; to kill time
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to make someone lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
to lose face; to be disgraced
to drive into the ground (e.g. car); to ride to death (e.g. horse)
to dissolve (an organization, company, etc.); to break up; to close down; to scrap (a plan, etc.)
to drink away one's money; to be a sot; to get wasted; to drink someone under the table
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to wear out (footwear)
to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind
Examples (13 in total)
I crush empty cans before throwing them away.
Let's just kill time here like this.
No matter how many I squash, they keep breeding before I know it.